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angon

/ˈæŋ.ɡɒn/

angon noun: a type of javelin with a barbed tip, used by the Franks and the various Germanic tribes in the Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages.

angon: a type of javelin with a barbed tip, used by the Franks and the various Germanic tribes in the Late...
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Noun

angon (plural angons)

  1. (historical) A type of javelin with a barbed tip, used by the Franks and the various Germanic tribes in the Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages.

Proper noun capitalized: Angon

Angon (plural Angons)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Forms of angon

Noun
pluralangons
Proper noun
pluralAngons

Origin of angon

From Byzantine Greek ἄγγων (ángōn, “prong, hook”); ultimately of Gothic *𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰 (*agga, “prong, hook”) and that from Proto-Germanic *angô (“hook; barb; angle”).

Borrowed from Spanish Angón. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

Questions about angon

What does angon mean?
Angon means a type of javelin with a barbed tip, used by the Franks and the various Germanic tribes in the Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages.
What part of speech is angon?
Angon can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce angon?
Angon is pronounced /ˈæŋ.ɡɒn/.
What is the plural of angon?
The plural of angon is angons.

Words near angon in the dictionary

  1. angolars
  2. Angolization
  3. Angom
  4. Angomcha
  5. Angomjambam
  6. angon
  7. Angono
  8. angonoka
  9. angonoka tortoise
  10. angonokas
  11. angons

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